Hamdan v Rumsfeld Upheld

Thankfully the SCOUTSblog has reports of the things that the MSM seems not to like to report on.

The D.C. Circuit has now refused to consider a plea to wipe out its ruling July 15 upholding the Bush Administration's plan to try terrorism suspects on war crimes charges -- a ruling that is now under challenge in the Supreme Court. In a brief order issued Tuesday in the case of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (Circuit docket 04-5393), the three-judge panel refused to allow a terrorist suspect being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to intervene to challenge the validity of the Circuit decision.

That individual wanted to enter the case to mount a challenge to the participation of Circuit Judge John G. Roberts, Jr. -- now, the Chief Justice. Rami Bin Saad Al-Oteibi had contended that the July 15 ruling was invalid because Judge Roberts participated in making the ruling during the time he was meeting with Bush Administration officials about a possible nomination to the Supreme Court.